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Book of Psalms 711

2 May God have mercy on us, and bless us: were bound in strength; in like manner them that
may he cause the light of his countenance to provoke, that dwell in sepulchres.
shine upon us, and may he have mercy on us. 8 O God, when thou didst go forth in the sight
3 That we may know thy way upon earth: thy of thy people, when thou didst pass through the
salvation in all nations. desert:
4 Let people confess to thee, O God: let all 9 The earth was moved, and the heavens
people give praise to thee. dropped at the presence of the God of Sina, at
5 Let the nations be glad and rejoice: for thou the presence of the God of Israel.
judgest the people with justice, and directest the 10 Thou shalt set aside for thy inheritance a
nations upon earth. free rain, O God: and it was weakened, but thou
hast made it perfect.
6 Let the people, O God, confess to thee: let
11 In it shall thy animals dwell; in thy sweet-
all the people give praise to thee:
ness, O God, thou hast provided for the poor.
7 The earth hath yielded her fruit. May God,
12 The Lord shall give the word to them that
our God bless us,
preach good tidings with great power.
8 May God bless us: and all the ends of the
13 The king of powers is of the beloved, of the
earth fear him.
beloved; and the beauty of the house shall divide
spoils.
14 If you sleep among the midst of lots, you
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shall be as the wings of a dove covered with sil-
ver, and the hinder parts of her back with the
Unto the end, a psalm of a canticle for David
paleness of gold.
himself.
15 When he that is in heaven appointeth kings
2 Let God arise, and let his enemies be scat-
over her, they shall be whited with snow in Sel-
tered: and let them that hate him flee from be-
mon.
fore his face.
16 The mountain of God is a fat mountain. A
3 As smoke vanisheth, so let them vanish
curdled mountain, a fat mountain.
away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the
17 Why suspect, ye curdled mountains? A
wicked perish at the presence of God.
mountain in which God is well pleased to dwell:
4 And let the just feast, and rejoice before for there the Lord shall dwell unto the end.
God: and be delighted with gladness. 18 The chariot of God is attended by ten thou-
5 Sing ye to God, sing a psalm to his name, sands; thousands of them that rejoice: the Lord
make a way for him who ascendeth upon the is among them in Sina, in the holy place.
west: the Lord is his name. Rejoice ye before 19 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast
him: but the wicked shall be troubled at his pres- led captivity captive; thou hast received gifts in
ence, men. Yea for those also that do not believe, the
6 Who is the father of orphans, and the judge dwelling of the Lord God.
of widows. God in his holy place: 20 Blessed be the Lord day by day: the God of
7 God who maketh men of one manner to our salvation will make our journey prosperous
dwell in a house: Who bringeth out them that to us.